Power Supply Caution for U.S.A. and Canada The SNC-RZ25N operates on 24V AC or 12V DC. The SNC-RZ25N automatically detects the power. Use a Class 2 power supply which is UL Listed (in the U.
Table of Contents Overview Features ... 6 How to Use This User’s Guide ... 7 Precautions ... 7 Operating Precautions ... 7 System Requirements ... 8 Preparation Assigning the IP Address to the Camera ... 9 Assigning the IP Address Using the Setup Program ...
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Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP server setting Menu ... 55 Setting the Alarm Output — Alarm output setting Menu ... 56 Alarm output 1, 2 Tab ... 56 Setting the Operations from the Viewer Page — Trigger setting Menu ... 57 Setting the Schedule —...
Web browser on the computer connected to the 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX network. The maximum frame rate is 30 FPS for the SNC-RZ25N and 25 FPS for the SNC-RZ25P. Up to 20 users can view the image from one camera at the same time (in JPEG mode).
Be sure to read the Installation Manual before operating. Precautions This Sony product has been designed with safety in mind. However, if not used properly electrical products can cause fires which may lead to serious body injury. To avoid such accidents, be sure to heed the following.
System Requirements These are the requirements for the computer that displays the image or controls the camera. Processor Pentium III 1 GHz or higher (Pentium 4, 2 GHz or higher recommended) 256 MB or more Windows 2000/XP Web browser Internet Explorer Ver. 5.5 or Ver.6.0 System Requirements...
Start the IP Setup Program. The program detects the SNC-RZ25N or SNC- RZ25P cameras connected to the local network and lists them on the Network tab window. Click on the camera to which you want to assign a new IP address in the list.
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To specify the IP address manually: Select Use the following IP address, and type the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway in the relevant boxes. Set the DNS server address. To obtain the DNS server addresses automatically: Select Obtain DNS server address automatically. To specify the DNS server addresses manually: Select Use the following DNS server address, and type the Primary DNS server address and...
Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser When the IP address has been assigned to the camera, check that you can actually access the camera using the Web browser installed in your computer. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser. Start the Web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera in the URL box.
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When using antivirus software in the computer • When you use antivirus software in your computer, the camera performance may be reduced, for example, the frame rate for displaying the image may be lower. • The Web page displayed when you log in the camera uses Java Script.
Basic Configuring by the Administrator You can monitor the image of the camera only logging in with the initial condition of this network camera. You can also set various functions according to the install position, network condition or purpose of the camera. We recommend you configure the following items before monitoring the image from the camera.
Operating the Camera The Operating the Camera section explains how to monitor the image from the camera using the Web browser. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser. The functions of the camera should be set by the Administrator. For setting the camera, see “Administrating the Camera”...
Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page Logging in as a User Start the web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera you want to monitor. The welcome page of Network Camera SNC- RZ25N or Network Camera SNC-RZ25P is displayed.
Note If the Welcome page does not activate correctly, the security level of the Internet Explorer may be set to Medium or higher. See “To display the Welcome page correctly” on page 11 and check the security level. Displaying the setting window for the administrator directly When the administrator sets the camera functions, the setting window can be displayed directly from the...
Every page of this software is optimized as display character size Medium for Internet Explorer. Configuration of Main Viewer This section explains the functions of the parts and controls of the main viewer. For a detailed explanation on each part or control, see the specified pages. Main viewer MPEG4 mode* Camera control...
You can operate this function only when logging in as the administrator. Home Displays the Welcome page. Player Click this button to download the “SNC video player” application program built in the camera. The SNC video player allows you to play video/audio data recorded on the camera with your computer.
By pressing , the focus is set to the optimum position. Note To control the focus manually, set “Focus mode” of the camera setting menu to Manual. (page 36) Trigger (Displayed only when the camera Viewer mode (page 44) is set to Full and one or more triggers are enabled on the Trigger Setting menu (page 57).) Select the function you want to use from the list box and click the icon.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25 The number refers to the frame number transmitted per 1 second. For example, if you select 30 fps in SNC-RZ25N, the image is sent at the maximum speed of the connected line (30 fps maximum).
Capturing a Monitor Image You can capture a monitoring image as a still image and save it in the computer. Capturing a monitor image Monitor the camera image in the monitor window. Click Capture icon. The still image of the moment when you click is captured, and the still image is displayed in the monitor window.
Operating the camera You can operate the camera from the main viewer. When you click control icon, the display switches to control panel icon. PanTilt mark and Preset list box are displayed on the upper right of the window. Notes When mark is displayed at upper right side of the window, you can use Pan/Tilt control function.
watch, the direction and the zoom position of the camera move to suit to the red frame. Still image Red zooming frame Click the left button of the mouse on the still image and drag it. Zoom an image by the camera zoom bar When you can control this function, the zoom bar is displayed below the window.
Controlling the camera on a panorama image The camera is moved to face toward the clicked point, and the present image of the point is displayed in the normal camera widow. SNC-RZ25N/P Click the point you want to watch. Not to display the panorama window...
Sending an Image File You can send a captured still image with an attached mail or to the FTP server. To use this function, you need to make the e- Mail(SMTP) and FTP client active, and set the address properly in the Trigger setting menu on the Administrator menu (page 57).
Controlling Alarm output 1, 2 You can control the Alarm output 1, 2 On (short-circuit) and Off (open). To use this function, you need to make Alarm output 1 or Alarm output 2 active in the Trigger setting menu on the Administrator menu (page 57).
Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode You can select the communication port of the video/ audio data as TCP or UDP. This function can be used when the Video mode (page 34) is set to MPEG4 and the ActiveX viewer is used. Display the main viewer.
Administrating the Camera The Administrating the Camera section explains how to set the functions of the camera by the Administrator. For monitoring the camera image, see “Operating the Camera” on page 14. This section explains the basic operations and each option of the the Administrator menu.
Example: System setting menu Select the tab above the setting menu, and set each setting option in the tab. Example: “System” setting menu “Date & time” See page 29 to 62 for details of setting menu tabs and setting options. After setting, click OK.
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FTP client Displays the FTP client setting menu for sending an image file to FTP server. (“Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client setting Menu” on page 49) Image memory Displays the image memory setting menu for recording a video/audio file in the built-in memory of the camera. (“Recording Images in Memory —...
Configuring the System — System setting menu When you click System on the Administrator menu, the System setting menu appears. Use this menu to perform the principal settings of the software. The System setting menu is composed of five tabs that are System, Date &...
Maximum wait number Sets the number of users who can wait for their turn for control authority during operation by one user. Selectable number is from 0 to 10. This is effective when “Exclusive control mode” is On. Notes • To use Exclusive control mode, the date and time of the camera and the connected computer must be set correctly at first.
Initialize Tab Reboot Reboots the camera. Click Reboot, and “The SNC-RZ25N/RZ25P will be rebooted. Are you sure?” appears. Click OK to reboot the camera. It takes about two minutes to start again. Factory default Resets the camera to the factory settings.
Access log tab Access log The access record of the camera is displayed. Click Reload to reload to the latest data. Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera setting Menu Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera setting Menu When you click Camera on the Administrator menu, the Camera setting menu appears.
When you select On, set Multicast address, Multicast video port number and Multicast audio port number properly. Multicast address: Type the multicast address used on the Multicast streaming. Multicast video port number: Specify the video transmission port number used on the Multicast streaming.
when Optical is selected, an image can be zoomed up to 18X optical zoom. Focus mode Selects Focus mode. When Auto is selected, the focus is automatically adjusted. When Manual is selected, the focus can be adjusted by using the Near Far and One Push Focus buttons of the control panel displayed from the main viewer.
Shutter speed Select the shutter speed of the camera from the list box. Selectable values of the shutter speed are as follows SNC-RZ25N 1/10000, 1/6000, 1/4000, 1/3000, 1/2000, 1/1500, 1/ 1000, 1/725, 1/500, 1/350, 1/250, 1/180, 1/125, 1/100, 1/ 90, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1/1...
Set the frame rate of the MPEG image. Selectable values of the frame rates are as follows. SNC-RZ25N: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ,6 , 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 fps SNC-RZ25P: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ,6 , 8, 10, 15, 20, 25 fps The unit is “fps”...
Set the maximum frame rate of JPEG image that can be monitored on the computer. Selectable values of the frame rates are as follows. SNC-RZ25N 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 fps SNC-RZ25P 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25 fps Image quality Set the quality of JPEG image.
Configuring the Network — Network setting Menu When you click Network on the Administrator menu, the Network setting menu appears. Use this menu to configure the network to connect the camera and the computer. The Network setting menu consists of 3 tabs: Network, Wireless, Wireless authentication, PPPoE and Dynamic IP address notification.
— Wireless Tab Setting of Wireless Connection Insert the specified wireless LAN card into the CF card slot of the camera, and set the matters to connect to the wireless network. Use the optional wirless LAN card SNCA-CFW1 for the wireless connection.
Wireless authentication Tab - Setting the Wireless Authentication Set the authentication necessary for the wireless connection. SSID Type the ID to identify the wireless network you want to access using up to 32 ASCII characters (alphanumeric). For your security, be sure to change the factory setting. Select On when you use the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) keys, or Off when you do not use it.
Primary DNS server Type the IP address of the primary DNS server. Secondary DNS server Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server. OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every setting menu” on page Dynamic IP address notification Tab — Notifying the IP Address When the DHCP setting is set to On or PPPoE setting is set to On on the Network tab, you can send notification of the completion of the network settings using the...
:port: Specify the port number to which you want to connect. If you want to use the well-known port number 80, you do not need to input this value. path: Type the command name. parameter: Type the command parameter if necessary. You can use the special tags mentioned below for the parameters.
Viewer authentication Set whether the user is authenticated or not when the main viewer is displayed. When you select On, the main viewer is displayed to suit the authenticated user. When you select Off, select the view mode of the main viewer page which is displayed without authentication from among Full, PanTilt, Light or View.
Note You can access the camera even from a computer having an IP address whose access right is set to Deny, if you enter the user name and password set for the Administrator boxes in the User setting menu. OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every setting menu”...
SMTP server name Type the SMTP server name up to 64 characters, or the IP address of the SMTP server. Authentication Select the authentication required when you send an e- mail. Off: Select if no authentication is necessary when an e- mail is sent.
The date/time suffix consists of lower two-digits of year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour (2 digits), minute (2 digits), second (2 digits), and consecutive number (2 digits), thus 14-digit number is added to the file name. Sequence number: A consecutive number of 10 digits between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and two fixed digits 00 is added to the Image file name.
Effective period Set the period when the periodical sending is effective. Always: The periodical sending is always effective. Schedule: You can specify the period when the periodical sending is effective in the schedule setting in the other section. Click Schedule and the setting menu for the effective period is displayed.
Password Type the password for the FTP server. Re-type password To confirm the password, type the same characters as you typed in the Password box. Passive mode Set whether you use the passive mode of FTP server or not when connecting to FTP server. Select On to connect to FTP server using the passive mode.
For details, see “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting Menu” on page 60. OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every setting menu” on page Periodical sending Tab — Setting the Periodical FTP Client Activity You can set to send an image file to FTP server periodically.
Recording Images in Memory — Image memory setting Menu When you click Image memory on the Advanced mode menu, the Image memory setting menu appears. By using the image memory function, you can record the image and audio file, which has been shot being linked with the external sensor input or with the built-in motion detection function, to the built-in memory (about 8 MB) of the camera or CF memory card.
POP server name This is necessary when POP before SMTP is selected in Authentication. Type POP (receiving mail) server name up to 64 characters. Otherwise type the IP address of POP server. This setting is necessary when SMTP server that sends a mail authenticates using the account of POP user.
Alarm buffer Select Use alarm buffer when you forward the image/ audio of before and after the alarm detection (pre-alarm, post-alarm). If you do not select it, only the image of the moment of the alarm detection is forwarded. Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer setting menu.
Directory Structure of Image Memory The images are recorded in the memory with the following directory structure. FTP root Date_No. xxxxxxx.m4f yyyyyyy.m4f aaaaaaa.jpg bbbbbbb.jpf ccccccc.mf4 Date_No. zzzzzzz.mf4 qqqqqqq.mf4 represents a directory created automatically. The Date_No. directory has a 11-digit name consisting of the last two digits of year (2 digits), month (2 digits), day (2 digits) underscore and sequence number (2 digits).
Note Note the followings when you log in the FTP server of the camera using the FTP client software of the computer. • The frame rate and the operativity of the monitor window in the main viewer will degrade. • While recording the image using the Image memory function, you cannot delete the recording directory.
Motion detection: To set the motion detection function, click Motion detection. The Motion detection setting page appears (see page 61). Notes • The motion detection function can activate or be set only when the Video mode of the camera is set to MPEG4 and the Cropping is set Off.
FTP client After checking this, you will be able to select FTP client in the Trigger setting menu. You can send an image file to FTP server by selecting FTP and clicking the Trigger icon. When you click FTP client button, the Trigger (setting) FTP client menu is displayed.
OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every setting menu” on page Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting Menu When you click Schedule on the Administrator menu, the Schedule setting menu appears. This is the same menu as the setting menu which is displayed when you click Schedule to set Effective period and Schedule in FTP client setting menu, e-Mail (SMTP) setting menu, Image memory setting menu,...
OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every setting menu” on page Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting Menu Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting Menu When you click Alarm buffer on the Administrator menu, the Alarm buffer Setting menu appears. You can set the Pre-alarm image and audio (the image and audio before the alarm detection) and the Post - alarm image and audio.
Note The value of Recording capacity differs depending on Image size, Bit rate (for MPEG4) and Image quality (for JPEG) in the camera setting menu. OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every setting menu” on page Setting the Motion Detection Function Motion detection setting Menu When you click Motion detection on the Administrator menu, the Motion detection setting menu appears.
Motion detection indicator The moving level of the present shooting image inside the specified Window is shown in the graph. The even line shows the threshold level for Motion detection which will be a guide to set the sensitivity properly. Sensitivity slider bar Use it to set the sensitivity of the monitoring image.
Saving the Camera Position and Action Preset position setting Menu When you click Preset Position of the administrator setting menu, the preset position setting menu is displayed. In this menu, PanTilt and Zoom position can be saved and you can set a Tour (program). Position tab —...
Tour Tab — Setting a Tour Up to 16 positions can be programmed, and the camera moves to the programmed positions sequentially (Tour). Up to 5 groups can be set as the Tour. Tour name Select a tour name from among A, B, C, D and E. Stay time Type a period of time for which the camera is to stay at each preset position, between 1 and 3600 seconds.
“telnet host name port number”. VISCA: Select it when you control the camera with VISCA protocol. As for the command list of VISCA protocol, refer to the dealer of your camera or Sony Commercial Products Service Counter nearby. Notes •...
Others This section explains how to use the application software and commands, including the supplied CD- ROM. Using the Supplied Setup Program Explains the functions except the Network tab in the Setup Program. To install the Setup Program, to assign the IP address and to set the network, see “Assigning the IP address to the Camera”...
IP address to connect to the Internet from the ISP. The following PPPoE setting items are provided for the SNC-RZ25N/RZ25P. • User ID assigned by your ISP • Password for the user ID • DNS setting (automatic/manual setting) Click the PPPoE tab to display the PPPoE setting window.
Retype the password for the user ID in the Re-type password box. Set the DNS server address. To obtain the DNS server addresses automatically: Select Obtain DNS server address automatically. To specify the DNS server addresses manually: Select Use the following DNS server address, and type the Primary DNS server address and Secondary DNS server address in each box.
Connecting the Camera to the Computer Connect a speaker to the 5 (line output) jack on the camera. Connect a microphone to the microphone input jack on the computer. Note If the microphone input jack of the computer is not set correctly, no sound is transmitted from the computer and nothing is output from the speaker connected to the camera.
Setting tab User Set the User ID and Password for the administrator. The default setting of the User ID for the Administrator is “admin,” and the Password is “admin.” Camera address Type the IP address or host name of the camera you want to transmit sound.
Information boxes on the selected file are displayed on the left side of the window as follows: Each click on the (information) icon switches between “display” and “Not to display” of the file information. Model name: Model name of the camera with which the file is recorded.
The created panorama image is displayed in the upper viewer. Angle setting Set the view angle within the created 360-degree panorama image. Select the angle (degrees) from among “90,” “180,” “270” or “360.” If you want to limit the camera movement to the selected view angle, check the “Lock”...
Creating and transmitting a panorama image Click the Make button to start shooting. A panorama image will be created in about two minutes. Note Do not make settings of the camera or move the camera during shooting. Select the view angle for a panorama image on Angle Setting.
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Read the notes carefully, and click Next. The Software License Agreement is displayed. Read the agreement carefully, select Agree if you accept it, then click Next. Type the IP address of the camera to be uploaded in the IP address box. Specify the HTTP port No.
Note Do not turn off the camera until the camera is rebooted after uploading the homepage file. The following page will appear after a while. After displaying this page, the camera will be adjusted and rebooted automatically in two minutes. Click Finish to exit the program.
(standard format) With the above inquiry, you can obtain the following setting information. The following explains the setting information using the inqjs=snmp (JavaScript parameter) format. var sysDescr=“\“SONY Network Camera SNC- RZ25\”” var sysObjectID=“1.3.6.1.4.1.122.8501” var sysLocation=“\“\”” var sysContact=“\“\”” var sysName=“\“\””...
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sysName=<string> Set the case of “mib-2.system.sysName.0” in the <string> position. The maximum length of <string> is 255 characters. enaAuthTraps=<value> Set the case value of “mib-2.snmp.snmp EnableAuthenTraps.0” in the <string> position. Type “1” (enable) or “2” (disable) in the <value> position. community=<ID>,<rwAttr>, <communityName>,<IpAddressString>...
CF is possible. Other functions Activity detection, image trimming, built-in clock, etc. Camera Video signal SNC-RZ25N: NTSC Color SNC-RZ25P: PAL Color Picture element 1/4 inch color CCD (Total picture elements: SNC-RZ25N: Approx. 410,000 SNC-RZ25P: Approx. 470,000) (Effective picture elements: SNC-RZ25N: Approx.
20 to 95 % Dimensions 200 × 140 × 148 mm (7 inches) not including the projecting parts, lens and tripod adapter Mass Approx. 1.3 kg (2 lb 14 oz) Supplied accessories CD-ROM (setup program and User’s Guide) (1) Ceiling bracket (A) (1) Ceiling bracket (B) (1) Wire rope (1) Screws 3M 3 ×...
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Index Access log ...34 access right ...45 ActiveX viewer...16 activity detection function ...61 Administrator ... 14 administrator ... 14 administrator menu page ...29 Alarm...50 alarm... 50 Alarm buffer ... 30 alarm buffer ... 30 Alarm buffer setting Menu ...60 Alarm output ... 26 alarm output ...
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User ...14 user...14 User name ... 44 user name ... 44 user setting ... 44 User setting Menu ... 44 Sony Corporation View size ... 18 view size... 18 viewer... 16 Viewer mode ... 44 viewer mode... 44 volume... 19...
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